Monthly Archives: January 2017

In our second week back in the makerspace in 2017, second and third graders were engaged in different projects. Typically we complete the same challenge or project on Thursday and Friday, but this week was a little different. Third graders competed in the Bucket Tower Challenge. Students were asked to create a structure that could … Continue reading »

In our second week back in the makerspace in 2017, second and third graders were engaged in different projects. Typically we complete the same challenge or project on Thursday and Friday, but this week was a little different. Second grade students completed “Penguin Stations” created by “Science School Yard” and retrieved from Teachers Pay Teachers. These … Continue reading »

In our first week back in the makerspace after Winter Break, we completed a challenge where students had to work in teams of 2-5 students. Groups were picked by Miss Kolis and Mrs. Wiesler and students were given 2 pairs of scissors, 2 glue sticks, and 1 piece of construction paper. Students were asked to … Continue reading »

In the weeks before Winter Break, students were able to create some winter decorations while in the Makers’ Club. There were great Christmas trees, reindeer, snowflakes, snowmen, and even a “Christmas shield!” Oh how the third graders can turn any project into an opportunity for shields!

In December 2016, we were able to take 15 third grade students to the BBH Middle School to do an Intro. to Coding lesson with the Advanced Computers class taught by Mr. Ryan MacRaild. We had a great time and get to dive into some pretty heavy coding skills! Thanks to Mr. MacRaild and his … Continue reading »